In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> As the story goes, my parents fed me smoked salmon when I was a toddler.
> I threw up so quickly and so violently that they knew I was allergic
> and told me of the allergy as I got older. They joked about how I must
> have been switched at the hospital. Little Jewish girls are not
> supposed to be allergic to smoked salmon.
>
>
> I had no desire to try salmon until I was in my late teens. I had a
> bite, got an instant sore throat and painful blisters on my lips. I've
> avoided salmon ever since. When I've gotten some by accident (as today
> when the menu said the seafood bento came with shrimp and scallops but
> there was clearly a big chunk of salmon in the mix), I get the same
> slight sore throat and maybe a little labored breathing. I've never
> tried more as I'm afraid I'll be unable to get air through my swollen
> wind pipes. I keep Benedryl on me at all times.
>
>
> Other seafoods do it to me too, but I've never been able to figure out
> anything consistent about which ones. I try to err on the side of
> caution. I probably avoid some seafoods that I wouldn't hurt me and
> that I'd love.
>
>
> I understand that people can grow into and grow out of allergies, but
> the salmon one seems to be consistent for me.
>
>
> --Lia

Have you considered Iodine? It's a rather common allergy and rules out
just about all ocean foods.

Might be worth checking in to just for safety.
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